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Benefits of Waxing: Look Your Best for Summer

It’s the time of year for tank tops, shorts, sundresses and bathing suits — clothes that not only keep us cool during the summer but make us feel great wearing them. You want to show off the toned body you’ve worked so hard for at the gym through the winter, but the last thing you want is to slip on that tank top and be embarrassed with underarm hair.. Women in America spend an average of 72 days over the course of a lifetime shaving, in addition to the thousands of dollars spent on razors, …

Benefits of a Brow Lift

What do you see when you look in the mirror? Do you look as young as you feel? Our facial expressions play an important role in communicating  emotions, even making first impressions with people. Is your face unintentionally communicating emotions of sadness or anger due to the sagging of your brow or wrinkle lines on your forehead? As we age, our skin loses elascticity, which can cause the eyebrows to sag and wrinkles to form. It’s not just aging that can result in a furrowed-looking brow. The …

Tips for Choosing a Plastic Surgeon

As with any surgery, it is important to choose a certified, experienced physician to perform your procedure to ensure you get the best possible care and results. We’re here to make sure you have a great experience with your procedure, whatever you choose to have done. Here are a few things to look for when choosing a plastic surgeon. Choose a physician who is board certified. Here at PENTA Facial Plastic Surgery Center, you will hear us talk a lot about our board-certified physicians. Dr. Cooper …

Look Your Best for the Holiday Party Season

December is here and the holiday party season is upon us. From now through New Year’s Eve there will be cocktail parties, neighborhood socials, dinners with friends and family, office parties and more. Certainly, you  want to look your best, and while you might have the perfect outfit for that holiday social or for ringing in the New Year, you may also want to put your best face forward when wearing your favorite holiday clothes. That means getting rid of the winter doldrums and brightening …

Get the Cute Ears You’ve Always Wanted with Ear Lobe Surgery (Lobuloplasty)

Most of us are familiar with the common signs of aging — wrinkles around the mouth and eyes, sagging neck lines and droopy eyelids. You might also notice that your ear lobes are getting longer with age. Many people will say that your nose and ears continue to grow throughout your life, and while it might look that way because your nose and ears do get longer, it’s not because they’re growing. What’s happening is the effect of gravity. Our nose and ears are made of cartilage, which is …